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1 Samuel 22 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Priests Slain at Nob

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1Sa 22:1 - David^H1732 therefore departed^H3212 thence,^H8033 and escaped^H4422 to^H413 the cave^H4631 Adullam:^H5725 and when^H8085^➔ his brethren^H251 and all^H3605 his father's^H1 house^H1004 heard^➔^H8085 it, they went down^H3381 thither^H8033 to him.^H413

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1Sa 22:2 - And^H6908^➔ every^H3605 one^H376 that was in distress,^H4689 and every^H3605 one^H376 that^H834 was in debt,^H5378 and every^H3605 one^H376 that was discontented,^H4751^H5315 gathered themselves^➔^H6908 unto him;^H413 and he became^H1961 a captain^H8269 over them:^H5921 and there were^H1961 with him^H5973 about four^H702 hundred^H3967 men.^H376

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1Sa 22:3 - And^H3212^➔ David^H1732 went^➔^H3212 thence^H8033 to Mizpeh^H4708 of Moab:^H4124 and he said^H559 unto^H413 the king^H4428 of Moab,^H4124 Let^H3318^➔ my father^H1 and my mother,^H517 I pray thee,^H4994 come forth,^➔^H3318 and be with you,^H854 till^H5704 I know^H3045 what^H4100 God^H430 will do^H6213 for me.

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1Sa 22:4 - And he brought them^H5148 before^H6440 the king^H4428 of Moab:^H4124 and they dwelt^H3427 with him^H5973 all^H3605 the while^H3117 that^H1961^➔ David^H1732 was^➔^H1961 in the hold.^H4686

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1Sa 22:5 - And^H559^➔ the prophet^H5030 Gad^H1410 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Abide^H3427 not^H3808 in the hold;^H4686 depart,^H3212 and get^H935 thee into the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063 Then^H3212^➔ David^H1732 departed,^➔^H3212 and came^H935 into the forest^H3293 of Hareth.^H2802

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1Sa 22:6 - When^H8085^➔ Saul^H7586 heard^➔^H8085 that^H3588 David^H1732 was discovered,^H3045 and the men^H376 that^H834 were with him,^H854 (now Saul^H7586 abode^H3427 in Gibeah^H1390 under^H8478 a tree^H815 in Ramah,^H7413 having his spear^H2595 in his hand,^H3027 and all^H3605 his servants^H5650 were standing^H5324 about him;)^H5921

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1Sa 22:7 - Then^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto his servants^H5650 that stood^H5324 about him,^H5921 Hear^H8085^➔ now,^H4994 ye^➔^H8085 Benjamites;^H1121^H3227 will^H5414^➔ the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 give^➔^H5414 every one of you^H1571^H3605 fields^H7704 and vineyards,^H3754 and make^H7760 you all^H3605 captains^H8269 of thousands,^H505 and captains^H8269 of hundreds;^H3967

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1Sa 22:8 - That^H3588 all of you^H3605 have conspired^H7194 against me,^H5921 and^H369^➔ there is none^➔^H369 that sheweth^H1540 me^H241 that^H3772^➔ my son^H1121 hath made a league^➔^H3772 with^H5973 the son^H1121 of Jesse,^H3448 and^H369^➔ there is none^➔^H369 of you^➔^H4480 that is sorry^H2470 for me,^H5921 or sheweth^H1540 unto me^H241 that^H3588 my son^H1121 hath stirred up^H6965 my servant^H5650 against me,^H5921 to lie in wait,^H693 as at^H3117^➔ this^H2088 day?^➔^H3117

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1Sa 22:9 - Then answered^H6030 Doeg^H1673 the Edomite,^H130 which^H1931 was set^H5324 over^H5921 the servants^H5650 of Saul,^H7586 and said,^H559 I saw^H7200 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 coming^H935 to Nob,^H5011 to^H413 Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Ahitub.^H285

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1Sa 22:10 - And he enquired^H7592 of the LORD^H3068 for him, and^H6720^➔ gave^H5414 him victuals,^➔^H6720 and^H853 gave^H5414 him the sword^H2719 of Goliath^H1555 the Philistine.^H6430

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1Sa 22:11 - Then^H7971^➔ the king^H4428 sent^➔^H7971 to call^H7121 Ahimelech^H288 the priest,^H3548 the son^H1121 of Ahitub,^H285 and^H853 all^H3605 his father's^H1 house,^H1004 the priests^H3548 that^H834 were in Nob:^H5011 and they came^H935 all of them^H3605 to^H413 the king.^H4428

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1Sa 22:12 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Hear^H8085^➔ now,^H4994 thou^➔^H8085 son^H1121 of Ahitub.^H285 And he answered,^H559 Here I^H2005 am, my lord.^H113

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1Sa 22:13 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 Why^H4100 have ye conspired^H7194 against me,^H5921 thou^H859 and the son^H1121 of Jesse,^H3448 in that thou hast given^H5414 him bread,^H3899 and a sword,^H2719 and hast enquired^H7592 of God^H430 for him, that he should rise^H6965 against me,^H413 to lie in wait,^H693 as at^H3117^➔ this^H2088 day?^➔^H3117

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1Sa 22:14 - Then^H6030^➔ Ahimelech^H288 answered^➔^H6030 the king,^H4428 and said,^H559 And who^H4310 is so faithful^H539 among all^H3605 thy servants^H5650 as David,^H1732 which is^H2860^➔ the king's^H4428 son in law,^➔^H2860 and goeth^H5493 at^H413 thy bidding,^H4928 and is honourable^H3513 in thine house?^H1004

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1Sa 22:15 - Did I^H2490^➔ then^H3117 begin^➔^H2490 to enquire^H7592 of God^H430 for him?^H7592 be it far^H2486 from me: let^H7760^➔ not^H408 the king^H4428 impute^➔^H7760 any thing^H1697 unto his servant,^H5650 nor to all^H3605 the house^H1004 of my father:^H1 for^H3588 thy servant^H5650 knew^H3045 nothing^H3808 of all^H3605 this,^H2063 less^H6996 or^H176 more.^H1419

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1Sa 22:16 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said,^➔^H559 Thou shalt^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 die,^➔^H4191 Ahimelech,^H288 thou,^H859 and all^H3605 thy father's^H1 house.^H1004

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1Sa 22:17 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto the footmen^H7323 that stood^H5324 about him,^H5921 Turn,^H5437 and slay^H4191 the priests^H3548 of the LORD;^H3068 because^H3588 their hand^H3027 also^H1571 is with^H5973 David,^H1732 and because^H3588 they knew^H3045 when^H3588 he^H1931 fled,^H1272 and^H3808^➔ did^H1540^➔ not^➔^H3808 shew^➔^H1540^➔ it^➔^H1540 to me.^H241 But^H3808^➔ the servants^H5650 of the king^H4428 would^H14 not^➔^H3808 put forth^H7971 their hand^H3027 to fall^H6293 upon the priests^H3548 of the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 22:18 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 to Doeg,^H1673 Turn^H5437 thou,^H859 and fall^H6293 upon the priests.^H3548 And^H5437^➔ Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130 turned,^➔^H5437 and^H6293^➔ he^H1931 fell^➔^H6293 upon the priests,^H3548 and slew^H4191 on^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 fourscore^H8084 and five^H2568 persons^H376 that did wear^H5375 a linen^H906 ephod.^H646

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1Sa 22:19 - And^H853 Nob,^H5011 the city^H5892 of the priests,^H3548 smote he^H5221 with the edge^H6310 of the sword,^H2719 both men^H376 and^H5704 women,^H802 children^H5768 and^H5704 sucklings,^H3243 and oxen,^H7794 and asses,^H2543 and sheep,^H7716 with the edge^H6310 of the sword.^H2719

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1Sa 22:20 - And^H4422^➔ one^H259 of the sons^H1121 of Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Ahitub,^H285 named^H8034 Abiathar,^H54 escaped,^➔^H4422 and fled^H1272 after^H310 David.^H1732

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1Sa 22:21 - And^H5046^➔ Abiathar^H54 shewed^➔^H5046 David^H1732 that^H3588 Saul^H7586 had slain^H2026 the LORD'S^H3068 priests.^H3548

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1Sa 22:22 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto Abiathar,^H54 I knew^H3045 it that^H1931 day,^H3117 when^H3588 Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130 was there,^H8033 that^H3588 he would^H5046^➔ surely^H5046 tell^➔^H5046 Saul:^H7586 I^H595 have occasioned^H5437 the death of all^H3605 the persons^H5315 of thy father's^H1 house.^H1004

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1Sa 22:23 - Abide thou^H3427 with me,^H854 fear^H3372 not:^H408 for^H3588 he that seeketh^H1245 my life^H5315 seeketh^H1245 thy life:^H5315 but^H3588 with me^H5978 thou^H859 shalt be in safeguard.^H4931

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